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How to Get Married in Kuwait? An Expat’s Guide

ByKhaledUpdated30 August 2025 - 7:38am

All expatriates and citizens in Kuwait can complete the marriage procedures by going to the competent centers affiliated with the Ministry of Justice, and all required approvals must be obtained from the embassy if required, and it is also necessary to conduct the required medical examination before marriage to ensure that no problems are encountered.

Table Of Content

1 How to Get Married in Kuwait step by step
2 Requirements for Get Married in Kuwait
3 Medical examination for marriage in Kuwait
4 Official marriage registrars in Kuwait
5 Questions & Answers
6 References

How to Get Married in Kuwait step by step

To get married in Kuwait step by step, Just follow these easy steps: ^[1]

Step 1: Visit the Authentication Office at Ahmadi Court Complex or Riggai Court Complex.
Step 2: Submit the required documents.
Step 3:Fill the service application form.
Step 4: Pay the fees due.
Step 5: Get a marriage contract.

Requirements for Get Married in Kuwait

The following list shows the requirements for getting married in Kuwait:

The spouses, the wife’s guardian, and the two witnesses must attend the procedures.
Civil ID or nationality certificate for Kuwaiti applicants.
Civil ID or passport for resident applicants.
Letter from the Executive Committee and the personal identification for illegal resident applicants.
Determination of heirs for widow applicants.
Letter from the Public Institution for Social Security, if the husband is student, a dealer, a retired, or unemployed.
Determination of heirs, if the guardian is deceased.
Divorce certification for the divorcee.
Special power of attorney.
Marriage permit from the employer, if the husband is a military man.

Medical examination for marriage in Kuwait

The laws in force in Kuwait require a medical examination for all those wishing to marry, in order to ensure the reduction of the spread of some genetic diseases in addition to reducing the chance of the emergence of genetic diseases. The following are some details about this examination:

Medical examination centers for marriage in Kuwait

Center	Address	Address on Google Maps	Phone Number
Main Center	Sabah Medical Area – Administration Complex near the Department of Overseas Treatment	“From here“	24620297
Jahra Area Center	Jahra Area – Jahra Health Center	“From here“	24575819
Farwaniya Area Center	Khaitan Area – Manahi Al-Asimi Health Center	“From here“	24720279
Ahmadi Area Center	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Area – Mubarak Al-Kabeer Health Center	“From here“	25448139
Mubarak Al-Kabeer Area Center	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Area – Mubarak Al-Kabeer Health Center	“From here“	25448139

Tests included in the medical examination for marriage in Kuwait

The following table shows all tests included in the medical examination for marriage in Kuwait:

Test or analysis	Examination outside Kuwait	Category
Hepatitis B test	Required by those wishing to marry outside or inside Kuwait	Infectious Disease Screening
Hepatitis C test	Required by those wishing to marry outside or inside Kuwait	Infectious Disease Screening
Syphilis test	Required by those wishing to marry outside or inside Kuwait	Infectious Disease Screening
HIV test	Required by those wishing to marry outside or inside Kuwait	Infectious Disease Screening
Thalassaemia test	Required by those wishing to marry outside or inside Kuwait	Hematological Blood Screening
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency test	Required by those wishing to marry inside Kuwait	Hematological Blood Screening
Sickle cell anemia test	Required by those wishing to marry outside or inside Kuwait	Hematological Blood Screening

How to book a medical examination appointment for marriage in Kuwait

To book a medical examination appointment for marriage in Kuwait, Here’s how to do it:

Step 1: Go to the marriage examination appointment booking service “from here“.
Step 2: Verify the required conditions and documents.
Step 3: Select the health area from the drop-down list.
Step 4: Select the residential area and then choose the center.
Step 5: Write the husband’s name and then enter the husband’s civil number.
Step 6: Write the wife’s name and then write the wife’s civil number.
Step 7: Write the phone number in the designated field.
Step 8: Enter the email address.
Step 10: Rely on the calendar to determine the appropriate visit date.
Step 11: Select the time period and then perform the required verification.
Step 12: Click on Send to confirm the appointment reservation.

Official marriage registrars in Kuwait

The following table shows the names and numbers of several official marriage registrars in Kuwait:

Name	Phone Number	Governorate	Area
Abdulaziz Bardi Al-Alaati	51516486	Jahra Governorate	Saad Al Abdullah Area
Abdulaziz Fahd Al-Numais	96664044	Hawalli Governorate	Al Zahra Area
Abdulaziz Suwaid Al-Rashidi	55592966	Farwaniya Governorate	Abdullah Al Mubarak
Abdulhamid Abdulkarim Al-Dhafiri	99595754	Capital Governorate	Jaber Al Ahmad Area
Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Harbi	99076722	Farwaniya Governorate	Al-Ardiya
Abdullah Ahmed Ishaq	97288660	Hawalli Governorate	Salam Area
Abdullah Ahmed Nassar Al-Huraiti	55999342	Hawalli Governorate	Salwa Area
Abdullah Al-Humaidi Al-Daihani	99839260	Capital Governorate	Jaber Al-Ahmad Area
Abdullah Ali Al-Mulla	99088592	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Al-Adan Area
Abdullah Al-Jadadi	90992225	Ahmadi Governorate	Sabah Al-Ahmad Area
Abdullah Al-Lifan	66030662	Capital Governorate	Faiha Area
Abdullah Hamoud Al-Asimi	99340535	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Qurain Area
Abdullah Hamoud Al-Thuwaimer	99557193	Farwaniya Governorate	Rabiya
Abdullah Jamal Yousef Al-Haddad	94040181	Capital Governorate	Granada Area
Abdullah Jassim Al-Kandari	99991975	Capital Governorate	Shamiya Area
Abdullah Khalid Nassar Al-Ajmi	65877741	Farwaniya Governorate	Omariya
Abdullah Mater Al-Azmi	55882269	Ahmadi Governorate	Sabahiya Area
Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah Abdulrahim Al-Kandari	99969616	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Qurain Area
Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah Al-Hajri	99808434	Ahmadi Governorate	Fahaheel Area
Abdullah Mohammed Al-Ajmi	97810055	Farwaniya Governorate	Sabah Al-Nasser
Abdullah Mubarak Al-Haqqan	99044944	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Qurain Area
Abdullah Mutair Al-Rashidi	66667796	Farwaniya Governorate	Al-Rehab
Abdullah Mutawaq Al-Muatawaq	99708822	Ahmadi Governorate	Fintas Area
Abdullah Najib Salem	99591336	Farwaniya Governorate	Omariya
Abdullah Nasser Al-Azmi	99877557	Ahmadi Governorate	Jaber Al-Ali Area
Abdullah Salem Naseeb Al-Balushi	94477782	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Area
Abdullah Shabib Al-Azmi	66636911	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Sabah Al-Salem Area
Abdullah Shafi Al-Ajmi	99988265	Ahmadi Governorate	Fahd Al-Ahmad Area
Abdullah Yousef Al-Ansari	97882099	Farwaniya Governorate	Andalus
Abdullatif Abdulwahab Abdullah Al-Duhaim	60405999	Hawalli Governorate	Hittin Area
Abdullatif Haji Sadiq Al-Awadhi	99040902	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Mubarak Al Kabeer Area
Abdulmane Hassan Abdulmane Al-Ajmi	99563837	Capital Governorate	Jaber Al Ahmad Area
Abdulrahman Al-Mutawaq	99164441	Ahmadi Governorate	Fintas Area
Abdulrahman Awadh Al-Mutairi	99727136	Ahmadi Governorate	Jaber Al Ali Area
Abdulrahman Salman Mubarak Al-Majdali	97625898	Capital Governorate	Yarmouk Area
Adel Al-Damkhi	99892229	Capital Governorate	Kaifan Area
Adel Al-Julaiti	99800501	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Al Adan Area
Adel Al-Masbahi	97693363	Ahmadi Governorate	Fintas Area
Adel Rashid Manahi Al-Damak	99333891	Ahmadi Governorate	Ahmadi Area
Adel Taimus Al-Otaibi	55338514	Farwaniya Governorate	Al Firdaws
Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Kous	99622974	Capital Governorate	Cordoba Area
Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Shiha	99530010	Hawalli Governorate	Rumaithiya Area
Ahmed Abdullah Al-Asfour	99044902	Ahmadi Governorate	Hadeya Area
Ahmed Abdullah Al-Otaibi	99431174	Ahmadi Governorate	Sabahiya Area
Ahmed Ali Al-Hammadi	99475478	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Sabah Al-Salem Area
Ahmed Baji Radhi Al-Anzi	99849979	Jahra Governorate	Saad Al-Abdullah Area
Ahmed Fahd Muhammad Al-Azmi	99552470	Ahmadi Governorate	Dahr Area
Ahmed Fathi Muhammad Al-Laho	94447373	Capital Governorate	Surra Area
Ahmed Mishaan Sabit	55536550	Ahmadi Governorate	Sabahiya Area
Ahmed Obaid Al-Daihani	99513387	Farwaniya Governorate	Sabah Al-Nasser Area
Ahmed Rashid Al-Muhailbi	99119441	Hawalli Governorate	Salwa Area
Ahmed Salem Abdul Karim Al-Shammari	66581568	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Qurain Area
Ali Eid Al-Azmi	50705366	Hawalli Governorate	Salwa Area
Ali Mal Allah Al-Awadhi	60001883	Capital Governorate	Jaber Al Ahmad Area
Ali Mohammed Al-Kandari	99457200	Hawalli Governorate	Al Siddiq Area
Ali Sabah Al-Haran	66357779	Hawalli Governorate	Salwa Area
Ali Saud Al-Azmi	99311259	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Mubarak Al Kabeer Area
Amer Abdulrahman Al-Rifai	99251138	Hawalli Governorate	Al Jabriya Area
Anas Abdullah Muhammad Ahmed	99525860	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Sabah Al-Salem Area
Arshid Manea Al-Hajri	66421657	Ahmadi Governorate	Fintas Area
Atallah Nayef Al-Shammari	90975070	Hawalli Governorate	Hattin Area
Awad Saleh Mubarak Al-Badhali	55452524	Capital Governorate	Sulaibikhat Area
Badr Abdul Razzaq Al-Mas	99646502	Capital Governorate	Daiya Area
Badr Faleh Khalifa Al-Azmi	66257433	Hawalli Governorate	Salwa Area
Badr Hassan Al-Kandari	99639302	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Qusour Area
Badr Muhammad Mahna	99821137	Ahmadi Governorate	Jaber Al-Ali Area
Badr Saad Al-Rumaidhi	99710987	Hawalli Governorate	Shuhada Area
Badr Saad Saad Al-Azmi	50874487	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Sabah Al-Salem Area
Badr Saud Muhammad Al-Shuwaier	57777936	Jahra Governorate	Al-Oyoun Area
Bassam Khader Al-Shatti	94099663	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Area
Dawoud bin Issa	99653596	Capital Governorate	Yarmouk Area
Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Ghlaifis Al Ajmi	55517282	Ahmadi Governorate	Fahd Al Ahmad Area
Emad Abdullah Al-Asimi	99727242	Hawalli Governorate	Al Zahra Area
Emad Ibrahim Al-Hajri	55771961	Capital Governorate	Al Nahda Area
Essa Nasser Al-Dhafiri	99617476	Farwaniya Governorate	Al Ardiya
Fahd Abdullah Mohammed Al-Ajmi	97584616	Capital Governorate	Kaifan Area
Fahd Ali Al-Shatti	66066896	Capital Governorate	Doha Area
Fahd Ali Mohammed Al-Duwailah	99878211	Farwaniya Governorate	Al Rehab
Fahd Hadees Luqan Al-Abr Al-Anzi	66131114	Jahra Governorate	Sulaibiya Area
Fahd Muflih Madgham Al-Dahoum Al-Azmi	99832198	Ahmadi Governorate	Ali Sabah Al Salem Area
Faihan Surour Al-Mutairi	99872090	Farwaniya Governorate	Abdullah Al Mubarak
Faisal Abdul Karim Abdul Majeed Al-Awadhi	99640106	Capital Governorate	Northwest Sulaibikhat
Faisal Hamad Al-Ajmi	99000996	Ahmadi Governorate	Fahaheel Area
Faisal Hamoud Al-Dakhil	97558740	Farwaniya Governorate	Sabah Al Nasser
Faisal Issa Al-Abdulhadi	94922295	Capital Governorate	Al Faihaa
Faleh Mohammed Khamis Al-Ajmi	55655978	Ahmadi Governorate	Hadiyya Area
Faleh Mohsen Al-Ajmi	97726002	Jahra Governorate	Jahra Area
Farhan Obaid Al-Shammari	99718573	Jahra Governorate	Al Oyoun Area
Farihan Ibrahim Al-Shammari	97141811	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Sabah Al Salem Area
Fayez Hamoud Ibrahim Al-Lami’ Al-Anzi	99448088	Jahra Governorate	Al Qasr Area
Fayez Mutab Al-Daihani	51102077	Farwaniya Governorate	Al Firdaws
Hadi Mubarak Al-Ajmi	99718900	Ahmadi Governorate	Dhahr Area
Hamad Ghazi Al-Harbi	90015009	Farwaniya Governorate	Rabiya
Hamad Khalid Ibrahim Al-Awad	55227738	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Finitees Area
Hamad Qablan Awad Al-Azmi	50633994	Ahmadi Governorate	Sabah Al-Ahmad Area
Hamad Yousef Al-Mazrouei	97818303	Capital Governorate	Abdullah Al-Salem Area
Hamdan Hamoud Al-Hajri	99380611	Ahmadi Governorate	Ali Sabah Al-Salem Area
Hamed Al-Ali	97665333	Capital Governorate	Kaifan Area
Hammoud Al-Hattab	99038366	Farwaniya Governorate	Andalus
Hammoud Nasser Hamoud Al-Ajmi	97770606	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Qusour Area
Hassan Ismail Mohammed Al-Kandari	99800919	Hawalli Governorate	Shuhada Area
Hindi Al-Hajri	99653202	Ahmadi Governorate	Ali Sabah Al Salem Area
Hisham Al-Khudari	66662823	Capital Governorate	Granada Area
Hussain Al-Huwaitan	99847180	Ahmadi Governorate	Jaber Al-Ali Area
Hussain Al-Qahtani	99747842	Jahra Governorate	Saad Al-Abdullah Area
Hussain Shaiban Al-Hajri	97411102	Ahmadi Governorate	Fahaheel Area
Ibrahim Abdul Razzaq Al-Tabtabaei	97880717	Capital Governorate	Khalidiya Area
Ibrahim Abdul Wahid Al-Fulaikawi	99602802	Hawalli Governorate	Zahraa Area
Ismail Tamim Abdul Hadi Al-Dosari	99174448	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate	Mubarak Al-Kabeer Area
Issam Ahmed Al-Muraifa	99970507	Hawalli Governorate	Salwa Area
Jaber Dawood Al-Enezi	99443626	Hawalli Governorate	Salam Area
Jalawi Mubarak Al-Jumaiah	99834116	Ahmadi Governorate	Mangaf Area
Jamal Abdullah Al-Kandari	53814078	Hawalli Governorate	Bayan Area
Jassim Ashwi Al-Dhafiri	99921118	Jahra Governorate	Jahra Area
Jassim Muhammad Al-Hajji	99074686	Hawalli Governorate	Zahraa Area
Jassim Muhammad Al-Misbah	99058024	Hawalli Governorate	Jabriya Area
Jassim Muhammad Tahnoon Al-Azmi	99832198	Ahmadi Governorate	Jaber Al-Ali Area
Khaled Abdulhadi Al-Mutairi	55553588	Capital Governorate	Qortuba Area
Khaled Abdullah Al-Khalifi	99335031	Capital Governorate	Kaifan Area
Khaled Ahmed Al-Jariwi	99850608	Capital Governorate	Surra Area

Conclusion

The State of Kuwait provides the service of documenting marriage contracts through the specialized centers affiliated with the Ministry of Justice. The wife’s legal guardian must be present in addition to the husband’s personal presence to complete the marriage procedures officially.

Questions & Answers

Is it possible to get married in Kuwait without a medical examination?

No, it is not possible to get married in Kuwait without a medical examination except in violation of the laws and decisions in force.

What is the medical examination for marriage in Kuwait?

The medical examination for marriage in Kuwait includes many examinations that aim to reduce the spread of infectious diseases and genetic diseases among spouses and children.

Where are marriage contracts documented in Kuwait?

Marriage contracts in Kuwait are documented in the relevant departments of the Ministry of Justice.

Can an expatriate document a marriage contract in Kuwait?

Yes, an expatriate can document a marriage contract in Kuwait after completing all the necessary procedures and meeting the conditions and requirements.

How long does it take to document a marriage contract in Kuwait?

The marriage contract documentation service in Kuwait takes only about 10 minutes.

How to book a medical examination appointment for marriage in Kuwait?

Go to the marriage examination appointment booking service.

References

[1]e.gov.kwCourt Marriage (Marriage Contract)24 Mar 2025

Khaled

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